Nandkumar Chavan has been a part-time member of IBM's Liquid program since July 2012. The program uses independent contractors to accomplish technical work by competing on short-term assignments for IBM and its clients, including tasks like code development, testing, and design work. During his over 5 years in the program, Nandkumar completed 32 assignments successfully with a 100% acceptance rate, performed the equivalent of 83 days of work, and earned 9,990 points.